Official Form 309B, (For Individuals or Joint Debtors) Notice of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case Proof of Claim Deadline Set

The following is the Official Bankruptcy Form approved by the Judicial Conference. This is categorized under the Meeting of Creditors Notice category.

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Official Form 309B 	(For Individuals or Joint Debtors)	 Notice of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case  Proof of Claim Deadline Set page 1 	
 
Official Form 309B (For Individuals or Joint Debtors) 
Notice of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case  Proof of Claim Deadline Set 	12/15	 	
For the debtors listed above, a case has been filed under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. An order for relief has 
been entered. 
This notice has important information about the case for creditors, debtors, and trustees, including information about 
the meeting of creditors and deadlines. Read both pages carefully. 
The filing of the case imposed an automatic stay against most collection activities. This means that creditors generally may not take action to 
collect debts from the debtors or the debtors’ property. For example, while the stay is in effect, creditors cannot sue, garnish wages, assert a 
deficiency, repossess property, or otherwise try to collect from the debtors. Creditors cannot demand repayment from debtors by mail, phone, 
or otherwise. Creditors who violate the stay can be required to pay actual and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Under certain 
circumstances, the stay may be limited to 30 days or not exist at all, although debtors can ask the court to extend or impose a stay. 
The debtors are seeking a discharge. Creditors who assert that the debtors are not entitled to a discharge of any debts or who want to have a 
particular debt excepted from discharge may be required to file a complaint in the bankruptcy clerk’s office within the deadlines specified in this 
notice. (See line 9 for more information.) 
To protect your rights, consult an attorney. All documents filed in the case may be inspected at the bankruptcy clerk’s office at the address 
listed below or through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records at www.pacer.gov).  
The staff of the bankruptcy clerk’s office cannot give legal advice. 
To help creditors correctly identify debtors, debtors submit full Social Security or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, which 
may appear on a version of this notice. However, the full numbers must not appear on any document filed with the court.  
Do not file this notice with any proof of claim or other filing in the case. Do not include more than the last four digits of a Social 
Security or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number in any document, including attachments, that you file with the court.  
 	About Debtor 1:   	About Debtor 2: 	
1. 	Debtor’s full name 	
 	  	
2. 	All other names used in the 
last 8 years 	
 	
  	
3. 	Address 	
  	
 	
If Debtor 2 lives at a different address: 	
4. 	Debtor’s attorney 
Name and address	 	
 Contact phone  ______________________________ 
 Email  ______________________________	
 	
5. 	Bankruptcy trustee 
Name and address	 	
 Contact phone  ______________________________ 
 Email  ______________________________	
 	
 For more information, see page 2  	► 	
Debtor 1  __________________________________________________________________   Last 4 digits of Social Security number or ITIN  ___ ___ ___ ___  	First Name  Middle Name  Last Name 
 	EIN	  ___  ___   –  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___ ___	 	
Debtor 2  ________________________________________________________________	  	Last 4 digits of Social Security number or ITIN  ___ ___ ___ ___ 	(Spouse, if filing)	 First Name  Middle Name  Last Name 
 	EIN	  ___  ___   –  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___ ___	 	
United States Bankruptcy Court  for the:	 ______________________	 District of 	_________ 	  	(State)	   [Date case filed for chapter 7	 ______________ 
    MM  / DD / YYYY   OR 	
Case number: 	_______________________________________	    [	Date case filed in chapter _____	 ______________ 
    MM  / DD / YYYY  
  	
Date case converted to chapter 7	 ______________] 
 MM  / DD / YYYY 	
  Information to identify the case:

Debtor _______________________________________________________  Case number 	(if known)	_____________________________________  
 	Name	 	
 
Official Form 309B 	(For Individuals or Joint Debtors)	 Notice of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case  Proof of Claim Deadline Set page 2 	
6. 	Bankruptcy clerk’s office 
Documents in this case may be 
filed at this address.  
You may inspect all records filed in 
this case at this office or online at 
www.pacer.gov	. 	
 Hours open   ______________________ 
 Contact phone   _______________________ 	
7. 	Meeting of creditors	 
Debtors must attend the meeting 
to be questioned under oath. In a 
joint case, both spouses must 
attend.  Creditors may attend, but 
are not required to do so. 
 	
_______________ at   ___________    
Date   Time 
The meeting may be continued or adjourned to a later date.  
If so, the date will be on the court docket.	
 	
Location:	 	
8. 	Presumption of abuse	 	
If the presumption of abuse 
arises, you may have the right to 
file a motion to dismiss the case 
under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b). Debtors 
may rebut the presumption by 
showing special circumstances.	
 	
[The presumption of abuse does not arise.]  
[The presumption of abuse arises.]  
[Insufficient information has been filed to permit the clerk to determine whether the presumption of abuse arises. If 
more complete information is filed and shows that the presumption has arisen, the clerk will notify creditors.]	
 	
9. 	Deadlines	  	
The bankruptcy clerk’s office must 
receive these documents and any 
required filing fee by the following 
deadlines.	
  	
File by the deadline to object to discharge or to challenge 
whether certain debts are dischargeable: 
You must file a complaint:  
  if you assert that the debtor is not entitled to receive a 
discharge of any debts under any of the subdivisions of 
11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2) through (7), or 
	if you want to have a debt excepted from discharge under 
11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2), (4), or (6). 
You must file a motion:  	
	if you assert that the discharge should be denied under   
§ 727(a)(8) or (9). 	
Filing deadline: __________________	 	
Deadline for all creditors to file a proof of claim 
(except governmental units): 
Deadline for governmental units to file a proof of 
claim: Filing deadline: __________________	 	
Filing deadline: __________________	 	
Deadlines for filing proof of claim:  
A proof of claim is a signed statement describing a creditor’s claim. A proof of claim form may be obtained at 
www.uscourts.gov or any bankruptcy clerk’s office. If you do not file a proof of claim by the deadline, you might not 
be paid on your claim. To be paid, you must file a proof of claim even if your claim is listed in the schedules that the 
debtor filed.  
Secured creditors retain rights in their collateral regardless of whether they file a proof of claim. Filing a proof of 
claim submits the creditor to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court, with consequences a lawyer can explain. For 
example, a secured creditor who files a proof of claim may surrender important nonmonetary rights, including the 
right to a jury trial. 
Deadline to object to exemptions:  
The law permits debtors to keep certain property as exempt.  
If you believe that the law does not authorize an exemption 
claimed, you may file an objection.  	
Filing deadline:	  30 days after the conclusion 
of the meeting of creditors	 	
10. 	Creditors with a foreign 
address 	If you are a creditor receiving a notice mailed to a foreign address, you may file a motion asking the court to 
extend the deadlines in this notice. Consult an attorney familiar with United States bankruptcy law if you have any 
questions about your rights in this case. 	
11. 	Liquidation of the debtor’s 
property and payment of 
creditors’ claims 	The bankruptcy trustee listed on the front of this notice will collect and sell the debtor’s property that is not exempt. 
If the trustee can collect enough money, creditors may be paid some or all of the debts owed to them in the order 
specified by the Bankruptcy Code. To ensure you receive any share of that money, you must file a proof of claim 
as described above.	
12. 	Exempt property 	The law allows debtors to keep certain property as exempt. Fully exempt property will not be sold and distributed 
to creditors. Debtors must file a list of property claimed as exempt. You may inspect that list at the bankruptcy 
clerk’s office or online at www.pacer.gov. If you believe that the law does not authorize an exemption that the 
debtors claim, you may file an objection. The bankruptcy clerk’s office must receive the objection by the deadline 
to object to exemptions in line 9.